London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Brent 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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| Satisfactory (nil—200 colonies) | Fairly satisfactory (201—600 colonies) | Unsatisfactory (600 + colonies) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
FACTORIES
Table 42
On register and inspections
| No. on register | Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories in which sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by local authority | 85 | 110 | 5 | - |
| Factories not included above in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority | 936 | 1,637 | 60 | - |
| Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 8 | 14 | - | - |
| Total | 1,029 | 1,761 | 65 | - |
Table 43
Defects found
| Found | Remedied | Referred | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (sec. 1) | 16 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (sec. 2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (sec. 3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (sec. 4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (sec. 6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary conveniences (sec. 7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 10 | 7 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 45 | 37 | - | - | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 8 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outworkers) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 79 | 67 | - | - | - |